Expressive Opposition

The Ultimate Beginners Guide to Social Disobedience

Has an eBay seller ever shortchanged you, the item wasn’t nearly as good as described or had some defect? When the seller wouldn’t make things right, you wanted to leave that person a negative, but wouldn’t, because you knew they’d retaliate. That was the flaw in the old eBay feedback system. Dishonest sellers could avoid negative marks by threatening to strike a negative mark against the short changed buyer. Now sellers are only allowed to leave positive feedback, or no feedback at all. This way sellers are held to a higher standard, no longer being able to avoid strikes by threatening retaliation.
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Are you suddenly becoming aware of web sites like angieslist.com and craigslist.com? If so, you’re not alone. The craigslist.com site has been around over a decade now and remains a free “classifieds” service for local communities. Alternatively, angieslist.com is a paid premium referral and review service, which recently launched a major television advertising campaign. Craig and Angie are not alone, now there are more “some-fool’s-first-name-list.com” web sites cropping up. So, what’s the deal with these lists anyway?

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